Where does “nàn vi” come from?

nàn vi (Tày) comes from Tày nàn, from Proto-Tai naːnᴬ — slow.

nàn vi (Tày): to be willing to

Definitions

  1. to be willing to

Ancestry of “nàn vi”, step by step

nàn vi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tày nàn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tàynànslow; late; long
2Proto-Tainaːnᴬslow

via Tày vi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tàyvi
Every word from Proto-Tai naːnᴬEvery word from Tày nàn